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Abadie C, Paggi L, Fabas A, Khalili A, Dang TH, Dabard C, Cavallo M, Alchaar R, Zhang H, Prado Y, Bardou N, Dupuis C, Xu XZ, Ithurria S, Pierucci D, Utterback JK, Fix B, Vincent G, Bouchon P, Lhuillier E. Helmholtz Resonator Applied to Nanocrystal-Based Infrared Sensing. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:8779-8785. [PMID: 36190814 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
While the integration of nanocrystals as an active medium for optoelectronic devices progresses, light management strategies are becoming required. Over recent years, several photonic structures (plasmons, cavities, mirrors, etc.) have been coupled to nanocrystal films to shape the absorption spectrum, tune the directionality, and so on. Here, we explore a photonic equivalent of the acoustic Helmholtz resonator and propose a design that can easily be fabricated. This geometry combines a strong electromagnetic field magnification and a narrow channel width compatible with efficient charge conduction despite hopping conduction. At 80 K, the device reaches a responsivity above 1 A·W-1 and a detectivity above 1011 Jones (3 μm cutoff) while offering a significantly faster time-response than vertical geometry diodes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Claire Abadie
- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 10 Boulevard Thomas Gobert, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 10 Boulevard Thomas Gobert, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux, ESPCI-Paris, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université Univ Paris 06, CNRS UMR 8213, 10 rue Vauquelin 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux, ESPCI-Paris, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université Univ Paris 06, CNRS UMR 8213, 10 rue Vauquelin 75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, F-91123 Palaiseau, France
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- CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 4 place jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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Simulation of Resonant Cavity-Coupled Colloidal Quantum-Dot Detectors with Polarization Sensitivity. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12040499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Infrared detectors with polarization sensitivity could extend the information dimension of the detected signals and improve target recognition ability. However, traditional infrared polarization detectors with epitaxial semiconductors usually suffer from low extinction ratio, complexity in structure and high cost. Here, we report a simulation study of colloidal quantum dot (CQD) infrared detectors with monolithically integrated metal wire-grid polarizer and optical cavity. The solution processibility of CQDs enables the direct integration of metallic wire-grid polarizers with CQD films. The polarization selectivity of HgTe CQDs with resonant cavity-enhanced wire-grid polarizers are studied in both short-wave and mid-wave infrared region. The extinction ratio in short-wave and mid-wave region can reach up to 40 and 60 dB, respectively. Besides high extinction ratio, the optical cavity enhanced wire-grid polarizer could also significantly improve light absorption at resonant wavelength by a factor of 1.5, which leads to higher quantum efficiency and better spectral selectivity. We believe that coupling CQD infrared detector with wire-grid polarizer and optical cavity can become a promising way to realize high-performance infrared optoelectronic devices.
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